Egyptian Amarna limestone ring with inscribed bezel
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A rare limestone finger ring with an oval bezel and D-shaped profile. There are traces of lightly incised patterns on the shank flanking the bezel as well as faint incised designs on the bezel which may be a preliminary crude hieroglyphic inscription.
Culture
Egypt, XVIIIth Dynasty, probably Amarna and reign of Akhenaten, c. 1353-1336 BC
Size
4.1 x 3.8 cms, internal diameter 2.1 cms
Condition
Repaired with minor chipping, the surface has worn to a glossy smooth patina
Provenance
Ex. private collection, Bergen, New Jersey, USA; acquired during the 1970’s from older collections, mostly from Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York. An ink collection number inside the shank: 46.40.115, and a further number on the side of the bezel: 311.
For a fragment of a similar ring from Amarna, now in the Petrie Museum, London, please see UC46048 on their excellent online database: https://petriecat.museums.ucl.ac.uk/search.aspx